Useful Websites for Parents and Teachers

ADDitude is a consumer-focused website designed to provide support and resources for children and adults with ADD and learning disabilities. Resources include online information about the disorder, expert answers, tools, which include a service directory, book reviews and podcasts, blogs, news and more.

Newsletter Articles written for parents and educators about new developments in the field of early-onset bipolar disorder and the medications used to treat the condition. The newsletter is distributed for free and has a subscription list of more than 24,000 parents and professionals.

This link goes directly to the Centers for Disease Control’s information and statistics on ADHD. This includes a report on the prevalence of diagnosed and medicated ADHD as well as information on the disorder, a health perspective, research, child development and more.

The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning is a national center focused on strengthening the capacity of childcare and Head Start programs to improve the social and emotional outcomes of young children. Training resources are available to download in both English and Spanish.

The Council of Exceptional Children site is a national resource for educators and parents. The Web site has articles and news along with an extensive store with books for teachers, parents, and students with disabilities.

A clearing house for links, referrals to organizations, books, residential programs for teens, and much more. There is a Lot of information on parenting style and methods, as well as behavioral problems and other adolescent issues.

Highlights include a bipolar screening inventory, information on new research, and an educational forum for parents, educators, and other professionals to promote a better understanding of the educational challenges that confront children with juvenile-onset bipolar disorder.

This site is a highly informative resource for teachers, parents and students with learning disabilities. The site contains numerous articles and links to support individuals with learning differences.

The National Center for Learning Disabilities’ Web site contains sections for parents, advocates, teachers, and individuals with learning disabilities. This is an informative site with information on the latest research and on Response to Intervention models of early intervention.

The purpose of this Web site is to discuss positive behavioral supports for young children who engage in challenging behaviors. The information on this Web site is intended to help families, caregivers, and service providers.

The Technical Assistance Center for PBIS has been established by the office of Special Education Program, U.S. Department of Education, to give schools capacity-building information and technical assistance for identifying, adapting, and sustaining effective, schoolwide disciplinary practices. The center provides information at the level of individual students, schools, and districts that schoolwide positive behavior intervention and supports are feasible and effective.